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The need to have a routine: the Phelps tape

Published on November 22, 2023 in Allenatori, Calcio, Corsa, Generale, Giovani, Mental coaching, Olimpiadi, Stress, Tennis and Tiro a volo. 0 Comments Tags: Phelps, routine.

Michael Phelps, one of the greatest swimmers in history, was known for his intense preparation and routine before competitions. His pre-race routine, often referred to as “watching the tape,” was a ritual that contributed to his concentration and optimal mental state for competing at the highest level.

This practice involved several steps:

Isolation - Phelps sought a quiet corner free from distractions. He often withdrew to a secluded area, away from the hustle and bustle of the main event, to completely focus on his performance.

Headphones and music - He wore headphones and listened to his personal playlist. Music helped him relax and focus his mind on his upcoming races.

Visualization - He closed his eyes and mentally imagined himself swimming the perfect race. He visualized every aspect of his performance, imagining every stroke, turn, and movement in the water. This visualization practice helped him mentally prepare and adopt a winning mindset.

Focus on headphones - By concentrating on the music, rhythm, and lyrics of the songs, Phelps found a way to block out external distractions and entirely focus on his upcoming performances.

This ritual was part of Phelps’ mental approach to competition. It allowed him to enter an optimal mental state, minimizing stress and maximizing his concentration, enabling him to excel in his races.

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Tiger Woods is back from the hell

Published on April 18, 2019 in Generale and Stress. 0 Comments Tags: campione, depressione, golf, Phelps, Tiger Woods, Vincere.

“In 2009, on the occasion of the” The Invitational “tournament, Arnold Palmer, the greatest golfer of the sixties, had gone to meet Tiger Woods to congratulate without even waiting for the outcome of the decisive putt of almost 5 meters that he had to sink to win “I knew he would do it simply because with Tiger nothing different can happen,” he was at the top of his golf career.

And instead, his career takes an unexpected curve, taking the tunnel of scandals and physical troubles. On November 28, 2009, following a dispute with his wife Elin Nordegren, Woods slams his Cadillac against a fire hydrant and then crashes into a tree in Isleworth, in the suburbs of Orlando. He spends a few weeks in a clinic to treat sexual addiction, but the problems are just begun.

In April 2011, the Achilles tendon was severely damaged, while in March of the following year he began to suffer for back problems that led him to undergo four surgical operations, including a spinal fusion that would definitely solve his problems. But until two years ago Woods couldn’t even bend to tie his shoes. “I could barely walk. I couldn’t sit down, lay down. I could do practically nothing, “said Woods yesterday after winning the Augusta Masters.

Notah Begay III, a friend of Woods with alcohol problems, puts him in contact with Michael Phelps, the king of swimming who had managed to put behind him a serious form of depression and two arrests for driving while intoxicated. The two talk on the phone, and Phelps, who is also a golf fan, manages to find the key to revitalizing Woods, destroyed by physical pain and above all by the fear of not being able to return to the top anymore “.

Now a few days ago he won the first Major of the season, the Augusta Masters 11 years after his previous success.

Nike, which had recently announced that it would no longer invest in golf, following the victory of the Augusta Masters relaunched Woods with its advertising campaign that had already had testimonials like Serena Williams and Colin Kaepernick.

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The impossible challenge for Phelps

Published on November 2, 2012 in Generale, Olimpiadi and Stress. 0 Comments Tags: golf, Olympics, Phelps.

The impossible challenge for Phelps is to go to the next Olympics as a golfer. This is the last joke of the athlete who won the more medals at the Olympic Games. I do not think Phelps really wants to compete in this sport. The challenge may still be not impossible. In fact, if Phelps might want he could train and play for a total of 1500 hours per year for the next four years. As we know to be a high level athlete need 10,000 hours of training and 6.000 hours as Phelps could do, but it could be sufficient fewer hours because his physical condition and the ability to cope with the stress of competitions are part of the baggage of swimmer and should be maintained and not acquired as a novelty. In other words, the transfer of talent from sport to sport allows the athlete to save those thousands of hours that were required to learn how to train, to accept the monotony of some training, to learn how to feel confident in situations with competitive high stress or to be able to repeat in the tournament what it has been done in practice. Phelps knows all these situations. The problem is another, and it regards his motivation, after all he did in swimming still wants to spend 1500 hours a year training. Last but not least issue it is the competition from other American golfers, first of Tiger Woods, Phelps will find his own space between these stars?

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Phelps is the London 2012 symbol

Published on August 4, 2012 in Generale. 0 Comments Tags: London 2012, Phelps.

I think that Michael Phelps is the athlete symbol of these Olympics, not just for the record of medals that is amazing but also for the normalcy showed by his own actions. Here are some of his thoughts.

I want to be able to look back and say, I’ve done everything I can, and I was successful.’ I don’t want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I’d like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
I wouldn’t say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it.
If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy
The more you dream the more you achieve.
I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, ‘Well, what do I do? What’s best for me?’ I need to look into options for the future.

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